A millionaire businessman who installed an electric fence around his £44.5million Notting Hill mansion to stop foxes from 'scaring' his wife has been forced to tear it down. But after Kensington and Chelsea Council and some of their well-heeled neighbours accused the couple of 'fortifying their home', the couple have replaced the fence with metal spikes. However, the council has told the Daily Mail the spikes were not put up at its request and that the couple had the right to appeal the decision banning their electric fence. A council spokesperson said: 'The Council received a retrospective planning application for an electric fence which was refused. 'We would see “other hazards” as encompassing electric fences with which members of the public could interact, especially in urban areas.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2025 10:15 UTC